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On Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. ET, I will be moderating a free, live webcast, The Expert's Guide to Change Management at Law Firms, presented by the North Carolina Bar Association and LexisNexis.

CNBC's Kate Rogers reports that according to Wall Street Journal, billionaire investor Carl Icahn is seeking to change management at Xerox.

Not exact matches

A Snap employee told the Times that the company was looking at ways to educate employees on financial management before the IPO, such as bringing in professors from Stanford to talk about how employees» lives can change after working for a company that goes public.

Such statements are based on management's current views and assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate and are subject to risk factors such as (but not limited to) changes in raw materials prices, currency fluctuations, the pace at which cost - reduction projects are implemented and changes in general economic and financial conditions.

The employees were introduced to the fundamentals of Robertson's system — covered in detail in «Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World» — including giving up traditional job titles and working on multiple tasks rather than at a specific job.

A core group of business courses developsskills in management, accounting, leadershipand sustainability, providing a base forthe more specialized, industry - focused content.New changes are afoot at Guelph, too.An MBA in sustainable commerce will soonjoin the other three streams.

Many factors mean that Japan is changing in a structural way and this is not a short term shift,» said John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management.

But if you're looking only at your existing employees for new management, you're not likely to be introducing the change agents and alternative thinkers that you'll need to drive real innovation.

According to David Yonkof, vice president of sales and marketing at global trade management software provider Precision Software, «future proofing» means seeking solutions that can be adapted to support innovation even as regulatory requirements change.

Because the passion and vision must be set and embodied by the top management, including the founders, any hint at regret or changing course could ultimately derail the effort.

Even before Heinz bought Kraft, the small - town ways of Oscar Mayer were changing, says Mike Judge, former head of consumer insights and strategy there and now Director of the Center for Brand and Product Management Center at the University of Wisconsin Business School.

«The proposal will bring together two of the most experienced and talented management teams in retail at a time when the industry is undergoing rapid change.

Back in July 2012 at the CNBC - Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference, Ackman talked about the big stake he took in Procter & Gamble and then pushed for management changes.

It has been a busy year at Tiffany with «significant» changes to both the board and management.

Several analysts highlighted continued uncertainty at Deutsche Bank following its management change, despite shares of the German lender seeing an initial jump Monday morning.

«The finding that generational differences in PWE do not exist suggests that organizational initiatives aimed at changing talent management strategies and targeting them for the «very different» Millennial generation may be unwarranted and not a value - added activity,» they conclude.

While some companies Far Eastern is looking at have to deal with the excess capacity, others need management changes to adapt to a global market, he said, adding that companies broadly need to evolve as technology advances, he said.

In early February, the firm received a response from Vanguard, which Tim Smith, senior vice president at Walden Asset Management, told me included a discussion of Vanguard's efforts to talk with companies about social and environmental issues, but stopped short of saying that Vanguard would actually change its proxy voting practices.

According to Richard W. Nesbitt, former chief operating officer of CIBC and current adjunct professor at the Rotman School of Management, the sector has changed quite a bit from when he first got his start.

First Seagram's, then Diageo; furthermore, management at the senior level has seen repeated changes.

Some of these changes affect management and others are directed at the physical layout of the office, but in order to keep up with new trends, these changes should be implemented.

Although Trian is an activist investor that demands change at companies, it is also known for working behind the scenes with management to improve performance.

But how can you successfully change your management style like the ownership group did at Sporting Kansas City?

At some point, the accumulating side effects may reach a critical mass and force a critical review of, and change to, the supply management system.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

Bill Ackman said his Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund has taken a position in sportswear maker Nike and has no plans to push for change at the company, Reuters reported on Jan. 25.

The recommendations to change Uber's culture consisted of 10 main categories aimed at creating accountability for Uber's senior management, enhancing the board's oversight and revamping the company's internal controls.

There has been significant management change at ServiceMaster.

Winning the Lou Dobbs Career - Management Award, Joe Galli decides to leave the number two job at Black & Decker to become CEO of PepsiCo's Frito - Lay division — only to change his mind hours later and accept the job of president and COO of Amazon.com.

Monsanto's New Chief Information Officer IT sales experts should be alerted to a key management change at Monsanto's.

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Trade Minister Michael Fortier asserted at the negotiations that «our position on supply management will not change,» but this assertion did not have to be tested since the key players walked away from the table.

Following an accounting problem at Molex, the firm's auditors request changes in management.

In a report published on June 13, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who led Uber's internal investigation, recommended some sweeping management changes at Uber in the wake of its numerous scandals.

«For more than a decade, TPG's technology team has worked to identify management teams and companies that are disrupting markets and changing industries,» said Nehal Raj, Partner at TPG.

Given changes in the business at home — namely CEO Travis Kalanick resigning amid a host of scandals involving sexual harassment and other bad management practices — the company appears to be having a wider thinking of its overall strategy.

Although regional jet and business jet segments have not been on Boeing's radar historically, that has changed with the recent executive management changes at Boeing and Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Safran said.

A change of management at Qualcomm might help resolve the dispute with Apple more quickly, and thereby make Qualcomm's licensing and chip businesses more valuable, according to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Stacy Rasgon.

And at that company, senior management would try anything as long as they did not have to change themselves.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Brent Beardsley, global head of wealth and asset management at Boston Consulting Group, says more wealth management firms with a wirehouse — or integrated broker — model are looking to increase revenues from advisers by automating advice: «If you look at the big wirehouses, you'll see the role of the adviser has changed now that portfolio management is increasingly being managed centrally.

That was before the 58 - year - old bartender and restaurant server lost her job last year after a management change in food services at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Deutsche Bank WM is also pursuing a digital revamp of sorts and the change of leadership at the very top of the bank — John Cryan is out and former wealth management and commercial banking boss Christian Sewing is in — may bode well for the German lender, which has stated on record that it will focus on building its wealth management business in key markets, including Hong Kong and Singapore.

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Last year's #DeleteUber movement, which attracted an estimated 200,000, helped drive a management change at the start - up because it hit Uber's bottom line.

However, we at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management think there is more upside potential as investors begin to appreciate the rate of change improvement in the economy, and importantly, corporate earnings.

Money: An item Jan. 26 on America's Markets misstated whether there had been a management change at Newmont Mining.

Hayden Briscoe, Head of Fixed Income, Asia Pacific, at UBS Asset Management, said in a report just before the Chinese futures launched that «We believe that in the long term this will change how oil is traded globally, create a petro - yuan currency flow, increase the role of the RMB [renminbi — Ed.]

EDMONTON — In breaking the PC promise to ensure that high ranking officials employed by Alberta's boards and agencies are covered by sunshine rules, Prentice is proving that nothing has changed under his management and his PC government will continue to protect the high salaries of government friends and insiders at the expense of transparency and accountability, said NDP Leader Rachel Notley.